MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - The suspects in the wide-ranging housing fraud investigation used millions of stolen tax dollars to invest in real estate in Kenya and lease luxury vehicles, prosecutors said.

Fraud suspects racked up nearly $500K in credit card purchases, invested in real estate, Feds say

The allegations:

Four of the suspects pocketed as much as $400,000 apiece and used a joint American Express credit card to rack up nearly $500,000 in purchases, prosecutors said.

According to prosecutors, another suspect used the stolen money to invest in real estate in Kenya and lease an apartment in Roseville and a BMW.

Another suspect used the stolen money to lease a Mercedes and make investments, prosecutors said.

In all, the suspects charged on Thursday stole more than $8 million, accor

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